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“But the solution is in our hands. We want the 25th Great British Beach Clean weekend to be the biggest ever.

“The BBC’s Blue Planet II has given the UK public a real understanding of the pollution crisis facing our oceans and people really want to make a difference. The more volunteers we have, the better it’ll be for our seas.”

Beach clean-ups:

Anderby Creek on Saturday, September 15 at 10am, organised by Dave Miller.

Gibraltar Point (North) Nature Reserve in Skegness on Sunday, September 16 at 10am, organised by Vicki Bush.

Crook Bank in Mablethorpe on Sunday, September 16 at 2pm, organised by Roger Briggs.

Walkers and dogs on beach in Autumn at Anderby Creek on the Lincolnshire coast.

“Taking part in the Great British Beach Clean really can make a difference,” said Lizzie.

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“In previous years, when we’ve highlighted increases in dog poo bags and sewage related debris found on beaches, we’ve seen drops in numbers subsequently.”

The Great British Beach Clean not only spruces up hundreds of beaches around the coast, but volunteers also record the litter they find.

A used BBQ thrown to the ground

This has helped MCS change policy and behaviours over the last 25 years.

The 5p carrier bag charge, a ban on microbeads in wash-off products, consultations on a plastic tax and deposit return schemes, reduction in the use of plastic straws and the banning of lantern and balloon releases have all come about following evidence gathered.

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The 2017 Great British Beach Clean saw almost 7,000 volunteers pick up record amounts of litter from 339 UK beaches – a staggering 718 pieces of rubbish from every 100 metres cleaned. That was a 10 per cent rise in the amount of beach litter picked up during the 2016 event.

Skegness beach

Tor Harris, head of responsible sourcing and sustainability at sponsor Waitrose, said: “Our coast is important to all of us so the Great British Beach Clean is a key opportunity to reduce pollution, especially from plastics.

“We’re really happy to support such a fantastic event and this builds on our environmental commitment to ensure that all our packaging is widely recyclable, reusable or home compostable by 2025.”